
Sunday Homily, August 30, 2026
May we open our hearts and our minds, and let God’s grace renew us in love and hope.

May we open our hearts and our minds, and let God’s grace renew us in love and hope.

Jesus’ Resurrection tells us that we can live in hope; that we can continue to share God’s love with others, working for justice, caring for the earth, and making peace.

También nosotros estamos llamados a abrazar el amor que la cruz nos revela y la esperanza que recibimos de la resurrección.

We, too, are called to embrace the love shown to us from the Cross and the hope we are given through the Resurrection, in order to share God’s love with the world and help build up the kingdom, working for justice and making peace.

In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 15:21-28), we hear about an encounter between Jesus and a “Canaanite woman.”

All three Scripture readings speak to putting our trust in God, even in difficult circumstances.

And as we trust in God’s love, we are called to share it with others.

May we “keep our eyes on the prize” by trusting in God’s love and following Jesus.

Dios nos bendice de muchas maneras, pero sigue siendo nuestra elección sobre qué hacer con las bendiciones que Dios nos ha dado.

God blesses us in many ways, but it is still our choice of what to do with the blessings God has given us.